Is serotonin just the placeholder word to use when you have no understanding of neurotransmitters? Seriously, serotonin has like a hundred purposes in the body, what are they trying to refer to?
The advertising for SSRIs convinced a lot of people that depression is cause by not enough serotonin, so there’s this idea that serotonin = happiness.
Probably joy/happiness
I don’t know if this is true. I know a kid that I consider an old soul and he will say something not only wise, but empathetic and sweet to someone when we’re just talking. Then he’ll fart in your face and giggle his ass off.
You’re mistaken. That kid has an old’s hole.
Well, it’s actually norepinephrine and dopamine that I struggle with, but that’s bc I have adhd.
I think this ignores that some children are more pensieve and reflexive…
Yeah, I was super short on serotonin but no one would of ever called me an old soul as a child. My ADHD keeps me running my mouth and being super irritating with people around. I only get quiet and reflect on my own mortality and pointlessness of all life once they walk away and I’m left with my own loud constant inner monologue.
Those of use blessed with the loud, fast constant sadness. We wish we could be called an old soul. RIP Robin Williams.
Oh shit I tried so hard to hide my depression as a kid. Guess I was super bad at it lol.
